A computerized order entry system for the placement of an order by a user via a terminal having a display is disclosed. The system includes a data capture mechanism for capturing order information and a storage device for storing the order information captured through the data capture mechanism. The system also provides a user interface for providing the user with access to a plurality of buttons representing a plurality of corresponding order entry functions. Each button is associated with an order entry function window having at least one data capture field into which order information related to the corresponding function may be captured. The user interface includes a mechanism for automatically routing the user to a particular order entry function window upon selection of the associated button. With such a configuration, placement of the order is substantially user-driven.
An improved data processing system in which a user of a GUI can easily designate one of a plurality of windows to be automatically filled in with predetermined, pre-stored information. A method and system are disclosed for selection of a target window from among a plurality of open windows so that the target window can be used for an application specific function, such as for the directing of digital wallet information to the target window only.
A method of and system for finding and serving consumer product-related information on the Internet comprising a database serving subsystem which stores: a plurality of manufacturer identification numbers (MINs) assigned to a plurality of manufacturers of consumer products; a plurality of home-page specifying URLs symbolically linked to the plurality of MINs; a plurality of universal product numbers (UPN) assigned to a plurality of consumer products made by the plurality of manufacturers; and a plurality of product-information specifying URLs symbolically linked to the plurality of UPNs. During operation, a client subsystem transmits to the database serving subsystem, a request for information which includes the UPN assigned to the consumer product on which product-related information is being sought. The database serving subsystem automatically compares the UPN against the stored plurality of MINs, and automatically returns to the client subsystem, one or more of URLs symbolically linked to the UPN, if URLs have been symbolically linked to the UPN within the database serving subsystem. However, if no URLs have been symbolically linked to the UPN, then the database serving subsystem automatically returns the home-page specifying URL symbolically linked to the MIN contained within the UPN in the request. By virtue of this novel MIN-based search mechanism embodied within the database serving subsystem, client subsystems are automatically provided with the home-page of the manufacturer's World Wide Web (WWW) site in situations where product-information specifying URLs have not yet been symbolically linked with the UPN on any one of the manufacturer's products.
An expert system for the analysis of organizational conflict handling procedures to determine the absence or presence of predetermined rules and a preferred path for conflict resolution uses a computer system and computer instructions installed on, or linked to, the computer system containing predetermined rules for the resolution of organizational conflicts. Information is gathered for analysis of existing organizational conflict handling procedures for review via a predetermined conflict resolution analysis template that specifies a preferred path for conflict resolution across four boxes (options), and with the same preferred path template used to evaluate processes within each of the four boxes. The predetermined conflict resolution template yields recommendations, in accordance with the preferred path for conflict resolution, for modification of the existing internal organizational conflict handling procedures and the generation of new organizational conflict handling procedures.
An interchange window (106) of a graphical user interface. The interchange window (106) may display at least one interchange entry (95). The interchange entry (95) is associated with an interchange (54) of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message (50). The interchange window (106) may include a status icon (120) representing the status of the interchange (54). In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the interchange window (106) may include a translation report sub-window (222) and a data set sub-window (220). Additionally, the interchange window (106) may display a functional group entry (96) associated with a functional group (60) of the interchange (54) and a document entry (98) associated with a document (66) of the interchange (54).
In online shopping, customer information when a customer selects and buys a desired article from goods information provided to a customer terminal from a center which provides online shopping information including the goods information to the customer terminal is managed. When the customer performs the online shopping, the goods information is stored for each customer individually, which goods information is goods information selected by the customer from goods information provided by the center. Then, the stored goods information is read out the next time a goods information search request is made by the customer, and the read goods information is displayed for the customer.
